Jim Jones' magnificent Shinano

Lots of time and scratchbuilt parts turned this 1/300 scale kit into a showpiece

Winter wear of the Continental Army, American Revolution, New England, 1779

Number 33 in the AMERICAN DRESS AND DETAIL series

By R J Stafford

Modeling the Maxson-Stuart antiaircraft tank

A simple conversion produces an experimental prototype in 1/35 scale

By Terry Sunday

The fine art of soldering

Better than any glue, solder is best for joining metal parts

By Pat Percival

Lesson two: Preparing to paint – an artist always starts with a clean canvas

By Paul Boyer

Strombecker's V.T.O.: a plastic-and-wood kit from the 1950s

Number 2 in THE CLASSIC KITS series

By David Balcer

Modeling the legendary B-17F Flying Fortress in 1/48 scale

Converting and detailing Monogram's B-17G

By Paul Budzik

Building a 90 mm French trumpeter from a cast-metal kit

Use decals to detail a complex uniform design

By Jon Lopez

International Color and Camouflage

Northrop F-5E "Snake" Aggressor

By Bert Kinzey

From Orion to Electra

Converting the 1/115 scale Revell P-3 back to an Electra airliner

By Ric Novak